Judge Elizabeth Scherer presides over a hearing to set a date to determine when the trial in the case of Parkland school shooter Nikolas Cruz can begin at the Broward County Courthouse, Thursday, Dec. 19, 2019, in Fort Lauderdale. (Credit: Michael Laughlin/South Florida Sun-Sentinel via AP, Pool, File)
Punishment by the Investigative Panel of the Florida Judicial Qualifications Commission and the Florida Supreme Court largely took two paths in 2023, based either on actions taken by judges in court or those taken while on the campaign trail.
Courtroom action was exemplified by ex-Broward Circuit Judge Elizabeth Scherer whom the JQC found exhibited conduct that was, at times, “intemperate and gave the appearance of partiality to the prosecution,” in the proceedings involving mass shooter Nikolas Cruz, the gunman who killed 17 people at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland.
Elizabeth Scherer was a judge of the Seventeenth Judicial Circuit Court in Broward County, Florida.
This content has been archived. It is available through our partners, LexisNexis® and Bloomberg Law.
To view this content, please continue to their sites.
Not a Lexis Subscriber?
Subscribe Now
Not a Bloomberg Law Subscriber?
Subscribe Now
LexisNexis® and Bloomberg Law are third party online distributors of the broad collection of current and archived versions of ALM's legal news publications. LexisNexis® and Bloomberg Law customers are able to access and use ALM's content, including content from the National Law Journal, The American Lawyer, Legaltech News, The New York Law Journal, and Corporate Counsel, as well as other sources of legal information.
For questions call 1-877-256-2472 or contact us at [email protected]
